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Grade 3<br />

Additional Activities<br />

Read <strong>and</strong> discuss the teacher-selected nonfiction books on ancient Rome.<br />

Set up role-play activities for each <strong>of</strong> the following forms <strong>of</strong> government: kings, direct democracy, <strong>and</strong><br />

representative democracy.<br />

Have students make models <strong>of</strong> the Colosseum <strong>and</strong>/or aqueducts from clay, paper maché, or cardboard.<br />

On a chart, work with students to compare <strong>and</strong> contrast physical <strong>and</strong> human characteristics <strong>of</strong> ancient Greece<br />

<strong>and</strong> Rome.<br />

Discuss the importance <strong>of</strong> the locations <strong>of</strong> these ancient places along the Mediterranean Sea.<br />

Have students write postcards or travel brochures about what it was like growing up in ancient Rome.<br />

Provide students with a Venn diagram using three interlocking circles to show similarities in pr<strong>of</strong>essions<br />

between ancient Greece <strong>and</strong> Rome. Have students use pictures to represent each occupation.<br />

2010 History <strong>and</strong> Social Science St<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>of</strong> Learning <strong>Enhanced</strong> <strong>Scope</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Sequence</strong><br />

<strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Education</strong> 41

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